First let me point out that I won’t be doing this as I expect the new T2 device to come out in Q1 sometime. Second you may already have a windows 10 laptop available, if so then this solution becomes much more realistic. Now for a little background – All of us Xbox one users have dealt with a unique Microsoft imposed infuriating limitation when it comes to how we can connect up headphones for gaming. Right now there is only 1 real way - you have to go through the controller. You can’t just connect up some USB sound card like PS – nope xbox won’t take it. The current explanation is to decrease latency / increase bandwidth they have some proprietary wireless protocol and this has deep integration into how they accept sound I/O. Xbox expects mic input from the controller or Kinect – end of story. There have been various work arounds – and this will be another one. With a windows 10 PC you now have the ability to join xbox live party chats. So what does this enable? Well if you have a win 10 laptop sitting next to you on the couch – you can hook up a cheap mic and connect to your Xbox live party for mic input, then use your headphones for xbox sound output (game and chat sound output), and have your controller connected to your T1.

This is great! I didn't know they had these available. So it's good to know that Turtle Beach has a hub that will accept optical in + has USB out into the Xbox One (to input chat). No controller connection required. I'll have to look into these - I see the hug is available stand-alone for ~$99.

Yes it seems most people are unaware that these headsets exist which is why I posted. (most people still think its impossible on the xbox)I have used this one for about 6 months. They do make a higher model as well, however I'm really happy with the sound from this one